The nurse providing care for a woman with preterm labor who is receiving terbutaline would include which intervention to identify side effects of the drug?
a. Assessing deep tendon reflexes (DTRs)
b. Assessing for chest discomfort and palpitations
c. Assessing for bradycardia
d. Assessing for hypoglycemia
ANS: B
Terbutaline is a ?2-adrenergic agonist that affects the cardiopulmonary and metabolic systems of the mother. Signs of cardiopulmonary decompensation would include chest pain and palpitations. Assessing DTRs would not address these concerns. ?2-Adrenergic agonist drugs cause tachycardia, not bradycardia. The metabolic effect leads to hyperglycemia, not hypoglycemia.
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